NRA-ILA’s Chris Cox: Winning the Ground Game

By BearingArms.com Staff

This feature appears in the December ‘16 issue of NRA America’s 1st Freedom, one of the official journals of the National Rifle Association.

Every year tens of millions of law-abiding gun owners and sportsmen work with NRA to advance pro-gun reforms and defeat attacks on our fundamental right to keep and bear arms. This past year, the challenges and opportunities were significant at the state level, including a continuing threat from Michael Bloomberg and his affiliated gun control groups in state capitals.

We faced Bloomberg’s falsehoods and a biased news media that was all too willing to perpetuate his agenda. Bloomberg’s contempt for gun owners has only grown stronger, but examples of our success at the state level confirm that despite his relentless propaganda, the majority of Americans continue to support the Second Amendment and our God-given right to self-defense.

Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Agreements: The Virginia Battle
Recognizing permits issued out-of-state so that law-abiding Americans retain their right to self-defense while traveling.

On Dec. 22, 2015, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring formally voided concealed-carry reciprocity agreements with half of the country, revoking the right to self-defense for millions of permit holders nationwide. The decision nullified agreements Virginia had established with 26 states and …Read the Rest

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